Change of seasons autumn-winter 2017
As the season for the supply of sweet peppers from the Netherlands has come to an end, we think it is important to keep you informed about the changes and consequences. Our purchaser Jeroen will gladly inform you about the change of seasons.
“This import season, we will again receive sweet peppers from our growers from Spain and Morocco. The summer in Spain went well this year. Therefore the season will start normally. We expect little or no problems. The plants are in good shape and the fruit set of the plants is fine as well. We expect the first loads to arrive one of these days. Due to the experiences of last year, this year we will start with a double supply line from the beginning of the season, both from Spain and Morocco. This way, we want to further strengthen our delivery reliability.
Soon, we will also start with cauliflower and broccoli from Spain. After a difficult winter season because of the weather conditions, the crop is now reasonably back on track. If there are no changes in the weather, this harvest should go well. Because even the smallest weather changes can have major consequences due to the water shortage, we monitor the crops extra sharply this year. This way, we can quickly inform and switch if necessary.
As we also load the cauliflower from Spain this year, we are more broadly oriented and can switch faster in case of weather influences or other unforeseen problems. At the beginning of the season, our variety will be 'Casper'. In 2018 we supply the varieties 'Trofeo'/ 'Adona'/ 'Meridina' from week 2 till 14. From week 15, we switch to 'Casper' again. For broccoli, we are unfortunately still completely depending on Spain during winter. We will, of course, continue to look for good alternatives in the winter season."
We are confidently looking forward to the import season with our own growers. Would you like to be informed about all developments? Please let us know. On request, we report every two weeks on the status and developments of the crops and harvest.
